The first-place Nationals host the Reds in the first night home game of the year.

Do you remember the last time the Washington Nationals hosted a game while in sole possession of first place? Let's turn the way-back machine to July 21, 2005, when Frank Robinson's fast-fading, 54-41 Nats held a slim, 1/2-game lead over the Braves in the NL East and welcomed the Astros to RFK Stadium. That night, Roy Oswalt shut out Washington over eight innings, out-dueling Esteban Loaiza. And though he served up a two-run homer to Preston Wilson in the bottom of the ninth, Houston closer Brad Lidge wound up retiring Brad Wilkerson and Brian Schneider to seal a 3-2 victory.

Since that day nearly seven years ago, the Nationals have spent a total of four days in sole possession of first place. All came during the first week of the 2008 season, when Manny Acta's club stormed out of the gates to a 3-0 start … before ultimately losing 102 games. All four of those days in first place came on the road.

So that makes for quite a backdrop to tonight's contest at Nationals Park, where the first-place Nats look to make it four in a row. Jordan Zimmermann takes the mound, hoping to duplicate his stellar effort from his season debut (with perhaps a little run support thrown in for a change). Veteran right-hander Bronson Arroyo starts for Cincinnati.

Grandstander's Fun Fact of the Day™:The Nationals have had 19 PAs with a man on third and less than 2 outs. They've gotten only 2 hits, both singles, and struck out 8 times while only drawing 1 walk. They have 2 sacrifice flies, which is the same amount they've grounded into a double play.In a situation in which most people agree you must drive home a run, they've failed to do so 15 out of 19 times.

Mark,Is there a reason the Nats continue to trot Derosa and Nady out there in LF? Isn't it worth it to give Lombardozzi some reps out there? At least he puts together quality at bats. Nady and Derosa are just free swinging out there

I just want to say THANK YOU Mark and the rest of the Nats Insiders for having this blog. I haven't looked at comments NJ on WaPo for over 2 years. I accidentally did it today. Thank you for being polite and actually adding to the conversation instead of the venom filled rants that I saw over there (most of which pertained nothing to the article written and were personal attacks)

Thanks for the memories Mark, I was at that 2005 game marveling at Oswalt's curveball from right behind home plate, reveling as my childhood hero Astros would go on to their only NL pennant that year. My fandom has now completely turned thanks to a slow motion Houston meltdown (inept owner and GM, Clemens' steroids, dismantling the team, and a coming switch the AL – the DH should die) and the slowly building baseball excitement here in DC. I've been a season ticket holder ever since the new park opened, and will be there in section 310 when Strasburg gives my old faves a beatdown next Monday night. Go Nats!

Speaking of umps, anyone know if there have been any reversals of trapped ball calls under the new replay rules yet? I'm wondering if there will be big disputes when a ball is ruled a trap instead of an out over how many bases are awarded the batter and runner(s). I wouldn't hold my breath to see Moore or Brown anytime soon. Rizzo and Davey will probably give DeRosa, Nagy, Tracy, and Bernadina a good long look before cutting ties with any of them.Grandstander's fun fact is a very telling reminder of how important our excellent pitching so far has been. We're 5-2 notwithstanding our impressive impotence at the plate with a runner on third

Paxelpete, my Cubs fan baseball buddy couldn't watch the postseason that year (kinda like me when it was the Yanks and the Phils), but I rooted for Biggio and his teammates. Was happy for him that he got to a Series, even if it didn't end well.

Please, please, oh, please my beloved Nats – I promise to cheer for you from my chair the whole game if you would please just give Jordan some nice run support tonight. Granpa Davey has requested a laugher. In our favor, please – not the other way around.Please. Pretty please.

Yeah, I didn't mean to be a Debbie Downer, it really is a testament to how lights out our pitching staff is. But don't expect it to keep going like this. A couple calls/plays going against us and this could just as easily be a 2-5 team.

Quesiton To the STH's out there: When a band came to play Nats Park (Like the Dave Mathews band or Elton John/Billy Joel), did the STH's get a shot before the general public to purchase tickets in advance? Because BRUCE is coming to town and I want to go – I can never get tickets when he goes to Verizon. Scalpers get them before the masses can get to them.

I think we have to get 10 people on base for every run scored or something. Since we can't seem to hit them in maybe we just have to get twice as many people on base! 40 on = 4 runs, right? I never was very good at math, so perhaps we will get some actual r's bi tonight. By the way, can you actually win a game without anyone getting an rbi? I am guessing that you can. I am also guessing that someone has access to that kind of obscure information – like what was the highest scoring game with no rbi?

MichelleS — Yes, I believe that in the past STHs have received advance notice and the ability to purchase tickets before the general public can to concerts at Nats Park. That doesn't mean they'll follow that practice in this case, of course. Might be worth a call to your ticket rep to make sure.

natsfan1a said… I also second the thanks for including the umps. Wait, was that a Mr. Peabody reference? Because Mark is too young to know about that. Let's turn the way-back machine to July 21, 2005Hey, I grew up watching Rocky and Bullwinkle … re-runs!

baseballswami said…By the way, can you actually win a game without anyone getting an rbi?Sure: ******************************Rule 10.04: (a) The official scorer shall credit the batter with a run batted in for every run that scores: (1) unaided by an error and as part of a play begun by the batter's safe hit (including the batter's home run), sacrifice bunt, sacrifice fly, infield out or fielder's choice, unless Rule 10.04(b) applies; (2) by reason of the batter becoming a runner with the bases full (because of a base on balls, an award of first base for being touched by a pitched ball or for interference or obstruction); or (3) when, before two are out, an error is made on a play on which a runner from third base ordinarily would score. (b) The official scorer shall not credit a run batted in (1) option when the batter grounds into a force double play or a reverse-force double play; or (2) when a fielder is charged with an error because the fielder muffs a throw at first base that would have completed a force double play. ******************************So a run that scores because of an error or on a GIDP is not an RBI.

Ankiel will see a lot of playing time when he returns. Roger, once again and disappointingly, hasn't really done anything at the plate. Ankiel should get a shot to see if he can hit like he did in Florida and in his rehab.

Section 222 uhmmm right now NO ONE is hitting for power ; if Moore hits 10 HR before April is over or just thereafter it would be theheight of naïveté to think Davey wouldn't find a place for him in the lineup. Limbo just isn't that kind of hitter, Werth is on the decline and you really can't rely on LaRoche and Nady to generate it. Moore and Brown might be on tap for the majors. Both are older players and Harper is struggling in AAA right now.

Let's turn the way-back machine to July 21, 2005, when Frank Robinson's fast-fading, 54-41 Nats held a slim, 1/2-game lead over the Braves in the NL East and welcomed the Astros to RFK Stadium.Roughly a month before that, I got to see the Nats in person for the first time. In Anaheim. The night after Frank's big fight with Scioscia. If I remember right, the Nats won 1-0 on a Brian Schneider home run. And the Chief literally fell off the mound in the 9th, but still got the save.

Ah, that explains it. :-)SFNats, ah, the immortal pine tar game.Mark Zuckerman said… natsfan1a said… I also second the thanks for including the umps. Wait, was that a Mr. Peabody reference? Because Mark is too young to know about that. Let's turn the way-back machine to July 21, 2005 Hey, I grew up watching Rocky and Bullwinkle … re-runs! April 13, 2012 4:58 PM

I don't know but can I be Nell Fenwick? No, wait. Natasha.In other news, seems like every time I channel surf to a game on MLB Network, there's an ex-Nat on the field. The other day it was Jonny Gomes having a walk-off HBP. Today it was Joel Peralta, who was not having a good outing. Also, I didn't recall Cody Ross going to the Red Sox. I liked him better when he was a Giant, but not when he was a Fish. Being a fan can sure give you whiplash sometimes. :-)Anonymous said… Do who gets to be Sherman? April 13, 2012 5:17 PM

if Moore hits 10 HR beforeApril is over or just thereafter it would be theheight of naïveté to think Davey wouldn't find a place for him in the lineup. I can see DJ finding a place on the bench for Moore (perhaps in the Stairs/Tracy role) at some point if he keeps up his torrid pace, but "in the lineup"? Very doubtful. He's a 1B who has played a few innings in LF. Are you really going to bring him up and throw him out there? That seems more naive than keeping him in minors until you're sure that the current cast isn't going to produce.I imagine you and I are equally skeptical of the the likely hitting prowess of our bench, but I'm way less impressed with stats from a few games in AAA than you are. Bernadina hit .296/.373/.445 in five seasons in AAA. If that translated to the MLB, he'd be our answer in CF. So let's give Moore at least a few months before we assume that he's going to be a big league slugger.

And I thought drafting Wainwright was a smart move for my fantasy baseball team. For the record, I also drafted Josh Johnson, who got shelled yesterday. Reclamation projects. Clearly, I'm the Jim Bowden of fantasy baseball.

And I thought drafting Wainwright was a smart move for my fantasy baseball team. For the record, I also drafted Josh Johnson, who got shelled yesterday. Reclamation projects. Clearly, I'm the Jim Bowden of fantasy baseball. April 13, 2012 5:52 PM —————————–Please tell me you also have Holiday and Lee.

Section 222, Thank you for introducing some sanity. I see people discussing Eury Perez and Kobernus based on 1 week of AA. Like I said before; do it for a month and the let's see. You are exactly right on Moore; unless they move LaRoche there is no place for him at 1st. Brown might be more interesting but let's see a larger sample.

LOL…no Halladay and Lee, sorry. It's funny because I've played in this particular league for more than 10 years, and I've always been pretty much able to get any Nat I've wanted in every draft since the Nats were born. But this year, the Yankee and Red Sox fans that dominate my league were taking Nats off the board earlier than I expected. I got RZ in the third round, and then got shut out. Gio, JZimm, Desmond, Espy, Ramos all went earlier than I had them, and I thought I was overvaluing them. I'm just glad I got LaRoche late. But if that's a sign that the Nats will win and my fantasy team will lose, I'll take it any day of the week.

Was it Wilson whose batting helmet was always falling off as he rounded the bases?Section 3, My PFB Sofa said… And I well remember that P-Dub dinger off Lidge. I always liked that guy. April 13, 2012 5:45 PM

Yes, I saw that, too. True to ex-Nats channel surfing form, as soon as I turned to the game, Soriano was up.I liked the MLB 2012 Cubs WS commercial, but it made me cry. (Is that so very wrong? :-))MicheleS said… Wainwright getting shelled in STL home opener. Cubs 8-0 in the top of the 3rd. April 13, 2012 5:49 PM

I would like to agree with a few of the points earlier posts have made. I think (even though I am a Bernadina fan) that Roger may be the odd man out tomorrow. I think DJ really likes Carroll. And I think Lombardozzi is on for the ride. He is the supersub. Corey Brown may end up making the Willingham trade a steal. It looks like he is getting it. Larger sample size? That's probably right, too. 1B looks to be set with LaRoche. Go Nats!

lol, this time when I surfed back, it was Marlon Byrd at the plate. Wainwright's out, and it looks like Smze, Smazar, Jeff S. might not get into the 9th for the Cubs this time. Funny that the Cards broadcasters were speculating about the possibility of a Marmol WP resulting in a Cards win. They must heart Marmol, too. Dang, I wish we had Sundae Sundays. Free frozen treats for two hours before every Sunday game. 😦

I can see DJ finding a place on the bench for Moore (perhaps in the Stairs/Tracy role) at some point if he keeps up his torrid pace, but "in the lineup"? Very doubtful. He's a 1B who has played a few innings in LF. Are you really going to bring him up and throw him out there? That seems more naive than keeping him in minors until you're sure that the current cast isn't going to produce.Let's put it this way … it behooves LaRoche to continue his SMALL sample size "torrid pace". I think I'd be betting on a guy with 66 homers in slightly more than 2 years over Adam LaRoche ending up at first base before July. If Moore is ready, he's ready. LaRoche could still end up as a bench player until the trade deadline. Its still early.

I think (even though I am a Bernadina fan) that Roger may be the odd man out tomorrow.Look at Zimmerman's batting average? Bernadina isn't striking out constantly the way JMax did. He actually he the ball well yesterday. I think he starts in left-field with Ankiel in center. DeRosa and Nady off the bench. Lombo goes to Syracuse … Espinosa becomes backup shortstop and DeRosa returns to being the super sub utility guy for third, second, and first base.

Silly to complain about, I know, but really, only one FM game this season. 1500AM again?! Of course I'm grateful to hear it one way or another, but sheesh. Come on 106.7. You finally have a team worth airing and talking about, and nothing. Ok, end rant.Love this pitching and defense heavy Nats team. Brass tacks baseball at its finest. I love the vibe our Nats park gets behind good pitching – getting loud on two strikes, even early in the game.

my only problem with the nats is that if the inverted w thing turns out to be true,the nats will be affected by it more than most teams(gio,zimm,stras,storen,clipp,stammen,mattheus,purke,burnett and hrod all throw with it) The only signifigant pitchers who throw with it in our division are josh johnson,and craig kimbrel

Anon in VA beach.. Apparantly MASN reads our blog…on Twitter:Nationals on MASN‏@masnNationals Cox Cable is having audio issues in the Hampton Roads/Norfolk/Virginia Beach area. They are working to fix it asap.

Jimmy, yeah, it's sickening. The "other team" has 980 in DC and I can't even hear the Nats in Baltimore. Jeeze. When are we ever going to get some REAL radio coverage??? yes, I'm an old timer and love listening to games on the radio!

jd said…Section 222,Thank you for introducing some sanity. I see people discussing Eury Perez and Kobernus based on 1 week of AA. Like I said before; do it for a month and the let's see. You are exactly right on Moore; unless they move LaRoche there is no place for him at 1st. Brown might be more interesting but let's see a larger sample. JD & Sec222 – you must listen to me. Do not do this thing, or the curse of the Ancient Angels will fall on you too. Anon will find you wherever you are. You cannot hide from him. That little girl from the Ring has nothing on him. Repeat after me, and maybe you can be saved : Corey Brown is Jim Edmonds. Tyler Moore is Paul Konerko. As for me, alas, I fear that I have already 'watched the video', and am doomed.

my only problem with the nats is that if the inverted w thing turns out to be true,the nats will be affected by it more than most That could be true, but only if you looked at the arm angles of every pitcher for every team in all of baseball. Over a long period of time. And if that analysis proved not only that the incidence of injury for "inverted W" types of pitchers was not just more predominant, but also that the Nats had more of those types of pitchers than the norm, and that losing those pitchers to injury hurt the Nats more than losing other pitchers with different types of arm angles/injuries hurt other teams. Or, it could all be confirmation bias.

MicheleS – on the concerts, I don't know about Joel / John, but DMB tickets were available to STHs before the general public. Unfortunately, there's no mention of it in the press release for The Boss. I'm calling my STH rep Monday to find out!Favorite line from the DMB concert – the t-shirts had an odd font for the printing so the D looked alot like an O – leading to a "Why are all these people wearing Office of Management and Budget shirts?"Only in Washington…

It was mentioned earlier that the Nats are on pace to score 24 more runs this year (648) than last season (624).Another way to look at it is going by the first 7 games this year (28 runs) divided by last year (25 runs) X 162.This would translate into the Nats scoring 699 runs, or 75 more than last year.Make of it what you will. Basically though, the offense is better than last year. But the pitching is MUCH better than last year.Nats gave up 31 runs in their first 7 games in 2011. This year they've given up a mere 17!

Mark, thoughts on Ian Desmond saying "he does not care about OBP" when leading off? Has someone asked Davey about this?(Yes, quote was truncated, but for a leadoff hitter to say anything remotely in that direction is very troubling)

Anon 8:10- Yeah I think Flores is a better hitter than Ramos. Remember, pre-injury Flores was a budding star catcher.I do think Ramos is a good hitter though, and wouldn't mind a 50/50 split with he and Flores.

SM13- Sure why not? I like aggressive base running.He was a wild pitch away from scoring, instead of needing a hit to drive him in. Seems like a runner needs to be at third to have any chance to score so far for the Nats :)A moot point though, as he was stranded.

What are the odds that some day soon, JZ just goes nuts and screams on the mound.. WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO TO GET SOME RUN SUPPORT!!!!!!!!!!on the Ramos vs JFlo.. I think Ramos calls a better game or at least the pitchers seem more comfortable with him.

MicheleS – have you ever seen Jordan question a ball/strike, glare at a hitter, or show an emotion on the mound? He needs to rip someone's head off. The "hitting" is terrible. Just atrocious against a Livan-wannabe.

Just got home to see that Bronson "Cy Young" Arroyo is shutting down this prolific offense. Can't even hit bad pitchers…just wait until we see the Phillies, Giants, D-backs, Braves and Rays pitching. J Zimm has pitched 14 innings and given up just 2 ER and is staring at 0-2. Get him some #($*&% runs!!!

It would be interesting to see if any team in the entire history of MLB has given a specific starting pitcher as little support as this Nats team gives Zimmermann. It has to be close to a record. I'm not sure why they carry bats to the plate when he's pitching because they've completely forgotten what to do with them when they get there. We have a chance to win now that he's no longer pitching. Zimmermann would have won 12-15 with any other team in baseball last year, and he might win 20 this year with a different team. As it is, the best he can hope for is an 0-5 season with the leagues best ERA. Okay, that's an exaggeration, but if he doesn't pitch a shutout, it seems like he has no chance.

this is unrelated but i think the nats have messed up harpers swing,watch his high school and college videos,he used his legs and core more effectivly and actually pulled the ball,now he has a new stride,his swing looks off balance and long at times and he hits the ball to left field because he is late,i dont really care about the numbers,he just isnt hitting the ball hard as muchto some extent eckstein has screwed up zims swing,he doesnt seem like hes able to pull a fastball like he used to,look at zims videos from 2009,his hands were lower and he just turned on fastballs

Agian espinosa is another example of why eckstein needs to go,look at espy's swing from 2010,he had so much more bat speed back then,in 2010 he used to swing with his lower half,now he looks like its an all upperbody swingIf i hear the carpenter praise the hitters for hitting the ball the way ill change the channel,they hit the ball the other way all the time because thier late,not because their miguel cabrera

Dang – look at the stands, how many people are still there. Lots of games last year you didn't have that many people at the game on Saturday afternoon.Bernie… he's going down when Ankiel comes up tomorrow.

groan. where is bryce harper when you need him? i would feel much better having harper strike out in that situation than bernie. at least we go down swinging with our best, as opposed to blowing an opportunity because our fringe CF couldn't come through.

The Shark is my guess. But not because of this AB, obviously. I just think he and Ankiel are such similar players that it doesn't set up the bench well. My guess is Davey wants to keep Nady and Tracy, at least for now, because of their bats.Some are saying Lombo, because he is getting enough plate appearances. Maybe that is right, although I can't see them willing to be so thin up the middle.

I really wanted to like Bernie, but he's (at best) no better than Ankiel at the plate, and not on the same planet in the outfield. Sorry to see him go, but he has to.(I'm sure that Rizzo and DJ are earnestly soliciting my opinion…)

Tough call for Rizzo — if Bernadina goes, he's likely gone for good. He has no options and I bet some team will pick him up off the waiver wire. The team needs a genuine utility guy — Lombo — more than another lefty outfielder.

we should try to trade bernadina for torres,torres hit 16 homers,42 doubles,and 27 sb's in 2010 despite battling injuries,and the dimensions of at&t ballpark.in 2011 he was had nagging injuries and a problem with his swing,the story of how he was almost out of baseball and how he turned his career around is interesting and could help many of the nats players,here it ishttp://www.chrisoleary.com/projects/Baseball/Hitting/RethinkingHitting/Essays/MyExperienceWithAndresTorres.html

@Unkyd– Werth BA .290. Bernadina BA .143. I think Werth's going to be okay this year.Actually just the opposite Dave the sycophant … Werth is striking out way to much. Why not look at Espinosa's OBP not his small sample BA? AS I've been saying and FP corroborates its the approach. Espinosa's approach is the right approach and he will be rewarded whereas Werth and Desmond appear headed for a steep fall … Your posts are far stupider than any anonymous poster … you might as well be Poopy McPoop and be an Ori'holes fan.

And where are those cretinous so-called-fans who wanted to non-tender and cut Gorzelanny instead of Lannan? People Lannan imploded in the fifth in Syracuse as per usual? He now has a 13.50 ERA but again that doesn't tell us much its the consistent -20 pRAA that tells the true story across three going on 4 years … send the ignorant into the way back machine with Sherman … somewhere in the stone age preferably.

Very nice outing for Gorzo. Strikeouts in pressure situations were impressive. For the second day in a row, Davey brings in the long reliever right after the pitcher's spot in the order bats, allowing them to go multiple innings. Stammen could be next if we PH for Gorzo, but if we go down in order, he can pitch another inning. I like this strategy alot better than doubleswitching.

Used to be a nice site with decent discussion. Turned quite ugly and bizarre all of a sudden.And of course you avoid reading anonymous posts right? Go to bed old man and don't forget to whine and moan to Mark about anonymous posters … egad the idiots and cretins how they managed to make it through kindergarten escapes me?

Where was Roger going, what was he thinking?Agressive base running by one of the Nats fastest players … that young shortstop caught him just a few feet off the base … give credit to the Reds on that play … This is real baseball … and the Nats now can hold their own against anyone. Enjoy don't complain!

top of 13! Lombo a chump are you sh—– me! this is pathetic. reminds me of 1970 Senators, no hitting and the batters have that stupid look on their faces after they look at a third strike,Kind of sad … he may have already been told he is going to Syracuse … I feel bad for the kid.

How do you have that type of brain cramp? Just bad base running by the Shark.Being aggressive like Zim last night … sometimes you win and sometimes you lose. This time they lost last night they won. Its the right approach. Its solid baseball … Relax!

Nothing about Roger's play was smart. The Reds ss played good fundemantal ball, Roger did not.Then what Zim did last night wasn't good fundamental ball. This time the Reds were on top of things. They know the Nats are no patsies anymore. They're playing at their best now … and that's a good thing if you want the Nats to win the division this year.

Bernadina's offensive instincts have not caught up to his defense. There was a play earlier in the week against the Mets where, after hitting a single, Bernadina casually sauntered back to 1st base instead of taking 2nd on a wile throw from the outfield to home plate to hold a potential run at 3rd. The next batter hits into a double play to kill the rally and we ended up losing the game.

we should try to trade bernadina for torres,torres hit 16 homers,42 doubles,and 27 sb's in 2010 despite battling injuries,and the dimensions of at&t ballpark.in 2011This again is a silly post? Why now during this game? Because Bernadina is an aggressive base runner? I guarantee you that teams are asking for 2 things from Mike Rizzo:1. Pitching, pitching, pitching, and more pitching. 2. Catching.Just like the A's did for Gio Gonzalez.Let's just play the hand their dealt for a few games maybe into June before we think about any trades … let's see how the boys in Syracuse make out at that point.

Being aggressive like Zim last night … sometimes you win and sometimes you lose. This time they lost last night they won. Its the right approach. Its solid baseball… Oh come on! Shark's baserunning error was not a matter of being aggressive. He overran the bag and got caught. Not solid baseball at all. Zim was taking a chance to win the game; Bernie messed up. That said, he kept the rundown going so that Ramos could make it to second, and then Ramos in a heads up play made it to third. That meant that the end result was exactly the same as if Bernie had made it to third and Ramos was thrown at first. So in the end it was "no harm, no foul," in contrast to the infamous Nook Logan brain freeze that spawned the classic call by Charilie — "Where was he going? What was he thinking?"

The offense really need to start picking it up soon.Looks like Nady's bat might be about to … in the end though you'll have to wait for Espinosa, Ramos, and Desmond to continue to progress and develop. I'm not convinced you'll see much from Werth and LaRoche. Their replacements are already here … not sure how ownership is going to take Werth as a bench player but he is looking more and more like one … with the K's. Without Morse in the lineup doubtless Werth won't be hitting …

GREAT WIN and you could tell Cincinnati really wanted this one! Making this even better than any previous win … Hmmm maybe I should "dis" Werth more often … I thought for sure he would "K" again and instead he wins the game!Like to see more doubles from Jayson but its still early … let's ride the hand we're dealt and see how far it takes them at least into July!

A win is a win. Some day Jordan, some day.Does it matter more than the fact that Johnson's bullpen "design" and his management of the rotation is working? Wonder what Riggleman is thinking down with his Wahoo's. Bet he was watching since he works for the Reds.

Sweet!! I was hoping he'd hit a sac fly, but I'll take a base hit through the drawn in infield any day. 6-2, and still atop the NL East. Love it! @sm13 — If Bernie had run the bases properly and just stopped at third, the SS wouldn't have tried to pick him off and Ramos would have been thrown out at first. So looking at it that way, there was no extra out. But that doesn't change the fact that it was a bonehead play. No way he was going to score on a groundout to SS.

Section 222-Davey just said that they planned to send Bernadina on that play had he thrown it to first. Blame that one on the coaching staff, not Bernadina. I am sure they work on stuff like that in spring training hoping to steal a run. Cosart throws to first, and I think Bernadina has a real good shot to score. I think it was a calculated gamble rather than a bad baserunning play. They would have had to make 2 throws and a tag, and Bernadina was already 3 steps toward home. Great, great play by Cosart in my opinion.